Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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